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MAIN CONDITION IN MOTHER

Perinatal deaths differ from general deaths because a condition may be reported in the record for the fetus/infant, the mother, or for both.

A maternal condition was reported in 1,095 (42.7%) of the 2,562 perinatal deaths registered in 2011, compared to 937 (35.9% ) of the 2,609 perinatal deaths registered in 2010.

In 2011, Fetus and newborn affected by complications of placenta, cord and membranes (P02) was the most frequently reported maternal cause, accounting for 361 or 14.1% of perinatal deaths, an increase of 23.2% from the 2010 count of 293.

Fetus and newborn affected by maternal complications of pregnancy (P01) accounted for 330 or 12.9% of perinatal deaths in 2011, compared to 342 or 13.1% in 2010.

7.4 Main condition in the mother, Number of perinatal deaths by sex - Selected years(a)(b)(c)(d)
			2002			2009			2010			2011
Causes of Death and ICD-10 code			Males(b)	Female	Persons	Males(b)	Female	Persons	Males(b)	Female	Persons	Males(b)	Female	Persons
Total Deaths			1 340	1 135	2 475	1 470	1 201	2 671	1 446	1 163	2 609	1 384	1 178	2 562
Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P00-P96)(d)			908	755	1 663	482	380	862	532	405	937	602	493	1 095
	Fetus and newborn affected by maternal factors and by complications of pregnancy, labour and delivery (P00-P04)		908	755	1 663	482	380	862	532	405	937	602	493	1 095
		Fetus and newborn affected by maternal conditions that may be unrelated to present pregnancy (P00)	181	136	317	74	68	142	86	58	144	79	77	156
		Fetus and newborn affected by maternal complications of pregnancy (P01)	298	220	518	191	148	339	195	147	342	187	143	330
		Fetus and newborn affected by complications of placenta, cord and membranes (P02)	339	320	659	157	112	269	157	136	293	192	169	361
		Fetus and newborn affected by other complications of labour and delivery (P03)	79	70	149	58	49	107	89	63	152	141	103	244
		Fetus and newborn affected by noxious influences transmitted via placenta or breast milk (P04)	11	9	20	3	1	5	5	1	6	3	3	1
No condition in mother			432	380	812	988	821	1 809	914	758	1 672	782	685	1 467
(a) Perinatal deaths are all fetal deaths (at least 20 weeks' gestation or at least 400 grams birth weight) plus all neonatal deaths (death of a live born baby within 28 days of birth). See Glossary for further information.
(b) Data cells with small values have been randomly assigned to protect the confidentiality of individuals. As a result, some totals will not equal the sum of their components. Cells with a zero value have not been affected by confidentialisation.
(c) All causes of death data from 2006 onward are subject to a revisions process - once data for a reference year are 'final', they are no longer revised. Affected data in this table are: 2006-2009 (final), 2010 (revised), 2011 (preliminary). See Explanatory Notes 29-33 and Technical Notes, Causes of Death Revisions, 2006 in Causes of Death, Australia, 2010 and Causes of Death Revisions, 2009 and 2010 in this publication.
(d) These data represent all perinatal deaths with a condition in the mother.